PITCH AND CONDITIONS
A full game of forty overs seems likely on the cards with no rain threat on Thursday evening. Clear skies with the temperature around 27-28 degrees Celsius have been forecast for the match. Humidity is expected to be between 76% and 81%.
The Kensington Oval has produced low to moderate totals in the two matches that it has hosted so far this CPL. Jamaica Tallawahs managed to defend 127 here last time out which shows that the pitch has plenty in it for the bowlers. Once again, batsmen may have to grind it out to score their runs.
Barbados Tridents
- Barbados Tridents brought in England’s left-arm pace bowler Harry Gurney in the previous match against Jamaica Tallawahs as a replacement for the Australian all-rounder Dan Christian who is no longer available for the remainder of the tournament.
- Nepal’s leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will also bid goodbye to the Tridents after the game against Trinbago Knight Riders and he is set to be replaced by Shakib Al Hasan.
- The Bangladeshi all-rounder will be joining the team ahead of the game against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on September 28.
- Barbados Tridents are unlikely to make changes in their line-up for this Thursday’s encounter.
- Barbados Tridents have won two and lost four out of the six matches they have played so far in this year’s Caribbean Premier League and are currently positioned fourth in the league standings with four points in the bag.
- After losing two of their first three fixtures, the Tridents then registered a crushing 71-run win over St Lucia Zouks at Gros Islet.
- They, however, will be going into the Thursday’s clash on the back of two consecutive losses – against Guyana Amazon Warriors and Jamaica Tallawahs.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Barbados Tridents
Johnson Charles (wk), Alex Hales, Justin Greaves, Jean-Paul Duminy, Jonathan Carter, Jason Holder (c), Roshon Primus, Ashley Nurse, Raymon Reifer, Sandeep Lamichhane, Harry Gurney
Trinbago Knight Riders
- Trinbago Knight Riders made only one change to their side in the rained-out encounter against St Lucia Zouks last Saturday at Gros Islet they dropped bowling all-rounder Mark Deyal for Akeal Hosein as a like-for-like replacement.
- The team will now have a new opening combination on Thursday with Lendl Simmons likely to pair up with Colin Munro at the top. Darren Bravo could be pushed up at number three with skipper Kieron Pollard keeping his number four slot.
- Akeal Hosein, the left-arm spinner, could once again open the bowling for the team. We expect the Knight Riders to go into this match unchanged.
- With four wins and just one loss from six matches and with nine points in their kitty, Trinbago Knight Riders find themselves in a very comfortable position at the second spot on the Caribbean Premier League points table.
- They got their campaign off to a brilliant start with wins in their first four fixtures on the bounce.
- Their solitary defeat came against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots last week at Basseterre.
- The game had initially ended in a tie before the Knight Riders went down in the super over.
- Their previous encounter against St Lucia Zouks had to be called off due to persistent rain.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Trinbago Knight Riders
Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, James Neesham, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Seekkuge Prasanna, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Ali Khan
OUR FANTASY LEAGUE PICKS FOR Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders 23RD MATCH IN CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2019 ARE MENTIONED BELOW:
- Johnson Charles
- Jean-Paul Duminy
- Denesh Ramdin
- Khary Pierre
- Lendl Simmons (C)
- Jason Holder
- Anderson Phillip
- Kieron Pollard
- James Neesham (VC)
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Harry Gurney
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*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own*
